Another Fate of a Nation AAR

Hey guys!  I have another 3mm Fate of a Nation Battle Report to share.  When I mention the left/right I am speaking from the Israeli side of the table.

Forces

 P'lugah Tan'kim

Confident

Veteran

                                                                                                        Tank Company                                                                   Israeli                                                      AIW

Tank Company

Platoon		Qty	Unit		Points
	Headquarters
P'lugah Tan'kim HQ - p.3		1	Sho t		205
	Combat Platoons
Tan'kim Platoon - p.4		3	Sho t		600
Tan'kim Platoon - p.4		3	Sho t		600
	Weapons Platoon
Mortar Platoon - p.5		3	M3 D (120mm) with Hull MG		145
	Support Platoons
Air Support - p.8		5	Limited Air Support Dassault Ouragan		200
				Company Points:	1750

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 Kuteybh Debabh

Confident

Conscript

                                                                                                       Tank Battalion                                                                    UAR                                                        AIW

Tank Company

Platoon	Qty	Unit		Points
Headquarters
Kuteybh Debabh HQ - p.13	1	T-54 or T-55		55
Combat Platoons
Debabh (Tank) Company - p.14	10	T-54 or T-55		445
Debabh (Tank) Company - p.14	10	T-54 or T-55		445
Debabh (Tank) Company - p.14	8	T-54 or T-55		395
Weapons Platoon
Debabh Air Defence Company - p.15	2	ZSU-57-2		95
Support Platoons
Scout Company - p.17	1 3	BTR-50PK PT-76		85
Artillery Battalion - p.18	1 1 1 12	Cmd AK47 Assault Rifle team Staff team Observer AK47 Assault Rifle team 122mm M-30 howitzer		220
			Company Points:	1740

 The mission is encounter with the Arabs attacking.  The Arabs put the PT-76s, AA, and the third T-55 platoon i scattered reserves.  They deploy their arty in the back right corner with a T-55 platoon on the ridge on the right flank and another on the left flank.  The Israelis put their mortars and a second Sho't platoon in reserve.  They start with just a single Sho't platoon in the scrub in the center with the CIC on the hill to their left. 

 The Sho'ts try to move up to the ridge but two bog in the scrub! I forgot about the wide tracks right here...

 The Israeli CIC manages to bail two T-55s on the left flank

 And the Sho't platoon leader (the only unbogged member of the damn platoon) knocks out a T-55 from the company on the right flank

 The Israeli's first turn

 The Arabs bring on their AA in the center of the board to support their advance

 The Arabs on the left flank move up but can't shoot at the Israeli CIC 

 Arab artillery innefectively peppers the Sho't platoon commander

 Their first turn sees the Arabs pushing up on both flanks 

 An Israeli Jet swoops in on the left flank T-55s

But is seen off by a combination of self defense AA and ZSU-57-2 fire

 The CIC Sho't knocks out a T-55 and bails another

 While the Sho't platoon commander pops the arty observer

 While the rest of his platoon unbogs and moves up to pop three T-55s

 The Israeli disposition after turn two.  Their mortars arrive on the right flank

 The T-55s on the left rush forward but are just out of range to contest the objective

 While the company on the left leaves behind a bogged comrade as they rush toward the right objective

 The Arabs get their PT-76s in the center

 The Arab Artillery remains benign to the well armored Sho'ts 

 The Sho't platoon on the center hill rushes back to support the left objective

 And work with the CIC to knock out

 The Israelis get their second Sho't platoon but they come on the right flank

 They rush forward to bail out three of the T-55s on the right flank

 The Israelis spend the turn scrambling to counter the rapid Arab advance

The Arabs get their third T-55 platoon in the center and rush it forward

 The Arabs rush their PT-76s forward looking for rear shots on the Sho'ts 

 The right flank T-55s rush forward but fail their alamam move to contest the objective

 The left T-55s swarm the objective and the Israeli CIC

 The three side shots result in a penetration but the Arabs fail the 2+ firepower!

 And the PT-76s can't get a five to hit the rear of the sho't platoon

 The CIC sho't fails his first remount roll but hops back in with protected ammo

 He then retreats to and blasts two T-55s

 While the Sho't platoon on the hill blasts the rest of the company.  They leave just the company commander bailed but he makes his check!

 The Arab AA scares off the Israeli Jet again

 The Israelis are able to stop the Arab attack on the right flank but have to move their mortar half-tracks to contest the right objective while the right Sho't platoon moves around the treeline and fields. 

 The center T-55s move over the hill to press the right objective

 The right T-55 platoon moves over the objective and pops two of the mortars

 And the last remaining mortar fails his morale test and the re-roll.  There are no Israelis who can get there fast enough to contest next turn so the Arabs take the objective!

It was quite an exciting game that really demonstrated the strengths of both armies.  Early on I thought the Israelis were going to smack the Arabs silly but they simply couldn't kill them fast enough.  The Arabs weren't able to hurt the Sho'ts but they definitely maneuvered themselves into some good side shots but the Israelis had some great armor saves and the Arabs failed some critical firepower checks.  The Arab AA was able to completely neutralize the deadly Israeli jets.  I really enjoy playing in this scale.  It just works great for this kind of tank battle.